5.2 igneous rocks



vocabulary



Extrusive rock: igneous rock formed from lava that erupted onto earths surface.
Intrusive rock: igneous rock that formed when magma hardened beneath earths surface.
Porphyritic texture: A rock with a large crystal scattered on the backround of smaller crystals.

outline



*charicteristics of igneous rock

    • origin

texture

mineral compisition

*uses of igneous rocks